20 Week Ultrasound

I had a routine ultrasound this week. We were told everything looks really good. We were able to find out what we are having. ITS A BOY!! It's hard to believe we will have 4 boys. Railey was hoping for a sister, but she said she is happy with a boy too. We were excited to find out. Now we need to figure out a name and get busy getting ready. It will be here before we know it.

Railey is Headed to Middle School

Railey graduated Elementary School. She is excited to go to middle school next year but she is a little nervous too. She is excited about all the different classes she will go to and that she will have a locker, but she is worried about being able to open it. She had a great year this year. She loved her teacher and she did well in school. They had a graduation program. The kids did such a good job. They sang a lot of songs and they danced for us. They had learned some dancing this year so we were excited to see it. She had a great teacher. Railey enjoyed being in her class.

Triplets Graduate Kindergarten

The triplets graduated Kindergarten in May. It seems like they just started. They have learned so much since they started school. They loved it. They had a wonderful teacher who they absolutely loved. They say they miss her. I can't believe they are going to be first graders next year. They are excited to go to school all day and they are excited they get to go to a new school. Mostly because they think the playground at the new school is awesome. Next year they will probably all be in different classes. That is going to be an adjustment. But hopefully it will work out great. Here are some pictures of their last day of school after their graduation program and with their Kindergarten teacher.

Hunters Safety for Railey

Railey just finished taking the Hunters Safety Class. She is only 9 years old, but she really wanted to take it. So we signed her up. The class went from 7-9 p.m Monday -Friday. We were worried about how tired she would be and if she would be able to do it. She is normally in bed by 9 every night. She went to class each night. At the end of the week they took the written test on Friday night and she passed with a 94%. We were so happy for her. She was so proud of herself. She then had to do the shooting test on Saturday. She passed it along side some teenagers that failed. She was pretty happy. She got her certificate and now she is ready to hunt. We decided to celebrate by making a cake and having ice cream. She asked that we decorate the cake so we put a bullseye on it. She is such a smart kid. We are very proud of her.

Expecting Baby #5

So, this is something I never thought I would be doing again, but yet we are. We are having another baby (and yes, it is just one baby this time). We were very surprised. I am now about 15 weeks along. The baby is set to arrive around the 3rd week in October. It will be 7 years younger than the boys. We can't wait to find out if it is a boy or girl. We should find out next month. I have been sick and very tired but I was sick with my other pregnancies as well. I have been much more tired with this one. I blame it on being older. We are all very excited. It's crazy to think of going back to having a tiny baby around and changing diapers again and getting up during the night. I thought the day would never come when I would sleep through the night after the triplets were born but it did. I keep telling myself this one will be a piece of cake compared to what we went through with the boys. We are very excited to meet this new little person.

Jacobs Scavenger Hunt

Back at Christmas time I was extremely busy. One day I was trying to get all of the neighborhood gifts ready to be delivered and the kids were just driving me crazy and I couldn't get done what I needed to. So Rob decided we needed to find something for them to do. He decided to send them on a scavenger hunt. He made up a list of things for them to either find or do. The list was crazy things that we thought they would never finish but would keep them busy for a while. We also told them if they finished it before 2 hours they would get a reward. So they headed out with this list.

1. Bird Nest
2. Stray Cat (it was to be brought home and shown to us)
3. 4 Feathers
4. 1 Red Rock
5. 1 Dead Spider
6. Do 1 chore for Steve and Ellen (our next door neighbors)
7. Take cookies to the neighbors
8. Find a mouse for Kitty Cow (our cat) (we were sure this would never happen)

They had to bring all the things home and show us so we knew they really did it. I never thought they would catch a stray cat, or find a mouse, and possible wouldn't be able to get to a nest. We have a lot in our trees but I knew they couldn't get up to them. What do you know....THEY FINISHED THE LIST! They found a nest across the street that had fallen out of the tree. They brought home a stray cat (it may have belonged to someone but it didn't have a collar and we hadn't seen it before so we counted it as a stray. They went next door and did chores. Ellen had written to give them bonus points because all 4 had done a chore. They got their feathers from Steve. He gave them pheasant feathers from his pheasant pen. They found all the other things except the mouse but headed out to deliver cookies and on the way back found a mouse in the neighbors lawn. We were shocked they were able to do the whole list. I'll tell you what...We have some seriously ADVENTUROUS kids. They keep us on our toes for sure. Oh, and just in case you are wondering...don't worry...the cookies were all wrapped up and they still washed their hands before delivering. Don't want you to think I was sending out contaminated cookies!!!!

Basketball Girl

Railey decided this year that she wanted to try basketball. She is playing Jr Jazz with other 4th-6th graders. She is having fun and learning a lot. It is great for her to have something that is just for her. She has had 3 games so far and has 6 more. Its fun to watch her. She is normally very shy in front of others but she is coming out of her shell and having a good time. She is number 13.

Getting ready for the game


Warming up and shooting baskets